Kennis

Where Kennis comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kennis.

Kennis through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #3,217 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1961
    Peak, #2,070
    16 babies named Kennis, the most in any year.
  3. 1963
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,318.
  4. 2024
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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